Me and Simon had a couple of hours walking around this am, no sign or sound of any Lesser spots there were several Great Spots drumming away, plus usual woodland birds incl 7+ Nuthatches, 2 Treecreepers, 6 Jays, Long Tailed Tits and lots and lots of Redwings, probably 100+.
Had a trudge round Heaton Park this afternoon the Boating lake had:- 5 pochard Pair Shoevelr 2 Gooander 2 GCG
Elsewhere in the Park GSW 8 Siskin 2 Bullfinch 2 Treecreeper Jay Sparrowhawk and some very tame squirrels which where follwing me around and at one point thought it was gonna climb up me instead of a tree!
The Field at the back of HPR res had 8 Pied Wag Grey Wag 2 Mpipit 10 Linnet 40 Chaffinch.
Peregine over late evening and 360 finches which looked mainly to be Greenfinch came into roost in trees near the BT tower.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 28th of December 2014 07:52:41 PM